Sigfrid Edström
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Sigfrid Edström was a Swedish industrialist and sports administrator who served as president of the International Olympic Committee in the mid-20th century.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Swedish person
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human → industrialist → sports administrator → |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Sweden
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| dateOfBirth |
1870-11-11
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| dateOfDeath |
1964-03-18
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| educatedAt |
Chalmers University of Technology
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ETH Zurich → |
| employer |
ASEA
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| endTime |
1952
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| familyName |
Edström
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| fieldOfWork |
electrical engineering
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industrial management → sports administration → |
| givenName |
Johan
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Sigfrid → |
| honor |
Olympic Order (posthumous recognition as former IOC president)
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| knownFor |
president of the International Olympic Committee
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| languageSpoken |
English
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Swedish → |
| memberOf |
International Olympic Committee
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| name |
Johan Sigfrid Edström
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| nationality |
Swedish
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| nativeLanguage |
Swedish
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| notableAchievement |
led the IOC during and after World War II
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| notableWork |
development of ASEA into a major Swedish industrial company
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| occupation |
business executive
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engineer → sports official → |
| participatedIn |
organization of the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm
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| placeOfBirth |
Göteborg
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Sweden → |
| placeOfDeath |
Stockholm
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Sweden → |
| positionHeld |
Chairman of the Swedish Olympic Committee
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Chief executive officer of ASEA → President of the International Olympic Committee → Vice President of the International Olympic Committee → |
| residence |
Göteborg
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Stockholm → |
| sexOrGender |
male
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| spouse |
Ruth Randall Edström
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| startTime |
1942
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Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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1948 Summer Olympics
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XIV Olympiad → |
IOCPresidentDuringGames |
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1952 Summer Olympics
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IOCPresidentAtTheTime |
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Sigfrid Edström
("Johan Sigfrid Edström")
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name |